Crystal River current. [volume] (Crystal, Colo.) 1886-18??, 1887-08-13


Colorado, and his own people will have all
the moisture they want.
Funeral of John Taylor.
Special to the Denver Republican,
SALT LAKE, Utah, July 29.-John
Taylor, the dead President of the Mormon
Church, was buried this afternoon with no
evidence of regret, emotion, reverence or
sentiment. The Gentles looked more sor-
rowful than the Saints, the only thing to
distinguish the gathering from mass
meeting was the presence of the corpse and
the gay attire of many of the spectators.
The eulogists ratified off their little pieces
at the Tabernacle in the most matter-of-fac
and unfeeling way. Mormon boys stood
around the entrance of the Tabernacle puff
ing cigarette smoke in the women's faces.
and hoodlums showed and crowded the
weaker sex as though they were so much
cattle. The Mormon girls were attired in
gay cOlOrs, and in no way was respect for
the dead chief shown.
About 10000 people viewed the remains
in four and half hours The countenance
of the deceased looked somewhat natural,
| though the eyes were sunken and the fea-
lures wan and pinched. There was no pro-
fessional embalmer employed as no knife
| is allowed to touch Mormon. He was
attired according to the instructions he
left with Brigham Young in 1878. The
floral offerings were made of the COM
monest flowers. One was shield bear
ing the inscription, champion of Liber-
ty." Another was small star, another
beehive surmounted BY crown. The cof-
fin bore silver breast-plate, hand-en-
graved, with the name, date of death and
age. The foot-plate was inscribed, "Holi-
ness to the Lord, rest in Peace"
The organ and the rows of pulpits were
covered with Grape. A photograph of the
deceased adorned the front of the'Organ.
The arrangements for handling the i'm
mense throng were excellent. At 12 o'clock
the coffin was closed and placed on raised
dais SO that the congregation could get
view of it.
Angus NJ. Cannon, the presiding officer,
opened the services by reading the instruc-
tions of Taylor regarding the manner OF his
funeral. 1t is as follows: Il should wish
| my h.dy washed clean and clothed in clean
white iipen garments and robes with shoes,
apron. cap, ETC., laid in the coffin, which
should be sufficiently large to contain my
body without pressure. Should die here
let me be buried in my own lot in the grave
yard. Let the coffin be neat and comely.
plain and strong and made of cedar or red
wood or our own mountain pine. If Of the
latter let it be colOred or stained and
placed in an outer strong box with light
cotton or wooden mattress and a convenient
pillow for the head. Let the services be
such as prevail at the time of my death
among the Saints. A plain slab may be
placed over my body and stone at my head
and feet. On the Maidstone is to be given
such an account of my name, age and birth
as shall suit the feelings of my family.
Should die in Jackson equity, Missouri,
let the above directions be carried out as
far as practicable.
A buzz Of surpri1e went through the audi
ence when the document was finished.
Apostles Lorenzo Snow, Franklin Rich.
ards and Heber J. Grant, Counsellor d. II.
Wells, President A. o. Smart, Patriarch
Lorenzo d. Young, Elder Joseph Noble
and President Angus NJ. Cannon addressed
the audience. Their remarks were mainly
directed to asserting the truth Of Mormon
ism and but family directed to the main
theme, namely, the history of the dead
President. The only allusion Of the cause
of death was by Richards, who said Presi.
dent Taylor did not die OF organic disease.
During the progress Of the programme
gentleman sitting at the head Of the coffin
arose and asked permission to speak. Can
non refused to recognize him at first but
the persistency of the individual forced him
to heed the interruption. Cannon finally re-
fused to allow any remarks to be made
other than those arranged for.
The intruder began to speak but his voice
was drowned by the next speaker. 1t
turned out to be Bruce Taylor, an apostate
son of the deceased. He had not spoken to
his father for five years, but he revered
him and wanted to state that he didn't be-
lieve his father had approved the anti-po-
lygamy plank in the constitution recently
formulated. His father may have been de
luded but he was sincere and he wanted the
world to know 1t.
1t was these sentiments that Cannon OBJ
jected to having expressed. His eight sons
were pall-bearers. The services lasted
three hours. There wsre sighty-nve car
r!ages in the procession including farm
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